Los Angeles County / Mental Health / Fiscal Officer I

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Fiscal Officer I

Maintain financial records, prepare budgets and reports, and ensure compliance with fiscal rules.

6 employees hold this title in Mental Health. Median total compensation for the role is $223,191, above the department median of $137,568.

Employees: 6
Total payroll: $1.3M
Role median: $223,191
Agency median: $137,568
Comparison: Above

Compared with the local labor market

Fiscal Officer I pay vs. the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area

Across all employers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, the median wage for Budget Analysts — about 1,070 people — is $96,870. Mental Health pays a median base salary of $134,074 for this role, 38% above that figure — about the 85th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Mental Health sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$64,930

$79,520

$96,870

$121,210

$141,050

Mental Health median · $134,074

The bar is the range of annual wages for Budget Analysts across every employer in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Mental Health’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Budget Analysts — about 47,160 people — is $91,640. Mental Health’s median base salary is 46% above that national figure, about the 88th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$62,250

$75,320

$91,640

$114,220

$136,660

Mental Health median · $134,074

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA range relative to the national one.

Median total compensation for this role at Mental Health is $223,191, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Los Angeles County

Fiscal Officer I is held in 15 Los Angeles County departments. In Mental Health, the median of $223,191 ranks #4 of 15.

Highest-paying departments for this role

District Attorney

$228,728 · 3

Public Health

$227,011 · 2

Los Angeles General Medical Center

$226,610 · 1

Board of Supervisors

$221,060 · 1

Harbor-Ucla Medical Center

$219,408 · 2

Beaches & Harbors

$217,917 · 1

Child Support Services

$217,790 · 1

Health Services

$216,740 · 19

Aging and Disabilities

$213,034 · 2

Economic Opportunity

$211,996 · 3

Registrar-Recorder and County Clerk

$208,681 · 1

Justice, Care and Opportunities

$192,409 · 1

Median total compensation for the Fiscal Officer I role in other Los Angeles Countydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Fiscal Officer beyond Los Angeles County

This role is reported in 7 jurisdictions. In Los Angeles County, the median of $220,668 ranks #1 of 7. See Fiscal Officer across all of Los Angeles County →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$70,208 · 15

$63,506 · 6

$48,723 · 7

$39,182 · 22

Franklin County, Ohio

$32,728 · 14

City of Philadelphia

$29,098 · 18

Median total compensation for comparable Fiscal Officer roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

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